Popular messaging app Line has added another spin-off app to its ever growing catalog — it’s called Popcorn Buzz, and it provides free conference-style voice calls. However, the highlight here is how many people you can add to your group chats. In total, Popcorn Buzz accepts 200 people in a single conference call.
Everyone in Japan knows Brown, the laid-back bear, and Cony, the bunny whose wild enthusiasm makes Brown seem even more chilled. They make a good pair — they’re dating, you see — and they also make a lot of money for their owners. They’re virtual stickers inside Line, a messaging app that now dominates Japan.
The billionaire founder of web portal operator Naver beat back Google to leave South Korea one of few countries where the US search engine does not dominate.
I doubt if Google really cares about this.. they are much more than a search engine now.
TNW- Facebook’s move towards video ads raised concern among users this week, but what if you were paid to watch them? That’s a concept that Line, the messaging app from Japan with 300 million registered users, is putting to the test next year.
